JP2006146795A - User attribute cooperative connection service system, connection destination determining device, connection controller, and user attribute cooperative connection service method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a user attribute cooperative connection service system capable of connecting a communication terminal to an appropriate connection destination corresponding to a user attribute, and to provide a connection destination determining device, a connection controller, and a user attribute cooperative connection service method. <P>SOLUTION: The attribute correspondence connection destination storage part 31 of the user attribute cooperative connection service system 1 stores APN information to identify a provider 60 and specified attribute information to indicate the attribute of a user to be connected to the provider 60 by correlating them each other. A user attribute acquiring part 32 acquires the attribute of the user having a mobile apparatus 10 when a connection request signal is received from the mobile apparatus 10. A connection destination acquiring part 33 acquires the APN information of the provider 60 applicable to the user attribute from the attribute correspondence connection destination storage part 31. A connection part 22 connects communication between the provider 60 identified with the acquired APN information and the mobile apparatus 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a user attribute cooperation type connection service system, a connection destination determination device, a connection control device, and a user attribute cooperation type connection service method for connecting to a connection destination device according to a user attribute.

Conventionally, a communication terminal such as a mobile device can be connected to a server (hereinafter referred to as “provider server”) owned by a provider (information provider) or a corporate LAN (Local Area Network) via a communication network such as the Internet. Has been done.
FIG. 10 shows a processing procedure when connecting to the provider server 600 from the communication terminal 100 in which APN (Access Point Name) information for identifying the provider server 600 is written in advance. First, the user performs a calling operation for connecting to the provider server 600. Thereby, the communication terminal 100 reads the APN information previously written in the memory, and transmits a connection request signal including the APN information to an SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node) 200 (step S1001). When receiving the connection request signal, the SGSN 200 transmits APN information included in the connection request signal to the DNS (Domain Name System) server 400 (step S1002). The DNS server 400 performs address resolution and notifies a destination GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node) 500 (step S1003). The SGSN 200 transmits a connection request signal to the GGSN 500 that has received the notification (step S1004). The GGSN 500 accesses the provider server 600 identified by the APN information (step S1005). After accessing the provider server 600, the communication terminal 100 receives the user's operation and accesses the original content in the provider or a site on the Internet (step S1006).

  As described above, in order to connect to the provider server from the communication terminal, it is necessary to write APN information for identifying the provider server in advance in the communication terminal. Further, when connecting from a communication terminal to a new provider server or corporate LAN, the user needs to obtain APN information of the corresponding provider server and write it in the communication terminal. Further, the user needs to obtain the APN information of the provider that meets his / her needs after checking what service each provider provides. In addition, when switching the connection destination provider server or the corporate LAN, the user needs to manually switch the APN by operating the communication terminal, which is not convenient.

  On the other hand, when the provider intends to provide information limited to users who satisfy specific conditions (for example, users under a specific area), an authentication mechanism for ensuring that the user sees the specific conditions (ID / PW (password) etc.) had to be prepared. As such an authentication mechanism, there is a technique for registering identification information of a user permitted to connect to a specific access point so that only a specific communication terminal can connect to the specific access point (for example, Patent Document 1). However, in such an authentication method, manual operation for registering individual user identification information for each access point occurs, which is not practical.

For example, a technique described in Patent Document 2 has been proposed as a technique for switching a connection destination device without changing connection destination information set in a communication terminal. According to the technique described in Patent Document 2, the content provider side server notifies the communication terminal of connection control information in response to a user request. The communication terminal executes connection control processing to the switching connection destination based on the connection control information.
JP 2004-282321 A (paragraph 0031) JP 2001-290719 A (paragraphs 0021 to 0027)

Also in the technique described in Patent Document 2, the user needs to make a connection destination switching request, which is troublesome. In addition, since the user needs to select a connection destination at his / her own will, if he / she does not know that there is a provider that provides services specialized for the user's residence area, age, and other attributes, the user Will never receive service from the provider. As described above, conventionally, in order for a user to connect to a desired connection destination apparatus, it is inconvenient to manually perform a connection destination switching operation. In addition, it has been difficult for a provider to build a mechanism for providing information for a specific user.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a user attribute cooperative connection service system and a connection destination determination that enable a communication terminal to connect to an appropriate connection destination device according to a user attribute. It is an object to provide a device, a connection control device, and a user attribute cooperation type connection service method.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 corresponds to the connection destination information for identifying the connection destination device and the specific attribute information indicating the attribute of the user to be connected to the connection destination device. The attribute-corresponding connection-destination storage means to be added and stored, the user attribute acquisition means for acquiring the attribute of the user possessing the communication terminal when receiving a connection request signal from the communication terminal, and the user attribute acquisition means Connection destination acquisition means for acquiring the corresponding connection destination information from the attribute correspondence connection destination storage means based on the attribute of the user and the specific attribute information stored in the attribute correspondence connection destination storage means;
There is provided a user attribute cooperation type connection service system comprising: a connection destination device identified by connection destination information acquired by the connection destination acquisition means; and connection means for connecting communication between the communication terminals.

  According to this configuration, the user attribute linkage type connection service system acquires connection destination information corresponding to the user attribute, and connects communication between the connection destination device identified by the acquired connection destination information and the communication terminal. Therefore, the communication terminal can connect to an appropriate connection destination device according to the user's attribute. For this reason, the user can receive information suitable for his / her attributes without being particularly aware of the connection destination and without requiring a special operation, and the connection destination device has a specific attribute. Service information specialized for the user can be provided.

The invention according to claim 2 is the user attribute cooperation type connection service system according to claim 1, wherein when a plurality of pieces of connection destination information are acquired by the connection destination acquisition means, the plurality of connection destinations acquired. A plurality of connection destination notification means for notifying the communication terminal of information, wherein the connection means receives a response signal including one connection destination information from the communication terminal in response to the notification by the multiple connection destination notification means; In this case, the communication between the connection destination device identified by the one connection destination information and the communication terminal is connected.
According to this configuration, the user attribute linkage type connection service system notifies the communication terminal of the acquired plurality of connection destination information when a plurality of connection destination information is acquired by the connection destination acquisition unit. The user can select one piece of connection destination information, and the user can receive provision of service information from a desired connection destination device.

The invention according to claim 3 is the user attribute cooperation type connection service system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the specific attribute information stored in the attribute corresponding connection destination storage means includes essential attribute information and optional attribute Information, and the connection destination acquisition means, when there are a plurality of connection destination information acquired based on the required attribute information, based on the optional attribute information from the plurality of connection destination information The relevant connection destination information is selected.
According to this configuration, it is possible to appropriately select a connection destination device according to the user attribute on the user attribute linkage type connection service system side without imposing a burden on the user.

The invention according to claim 4 is an attribute-corresponding connection destination that stores connection destination information for identifying a connection destination device and specific attribute information indicating an attribute of a user to be connected to the connection destination device in association with each other. A storage unit, a user attribute acquisition unit that acquires an attribute of a user possessing the communication terminal when a connection request signal is received from the communication terminal, and a specification corresponding to the user attribute acquired by the user attribute acquisition unit There is provided a connection destination determination apparatus comprising: a connection destination acquisition unit that acquires connection destination information associated with attribute information and stored in the attribute correspondence connection destination storage unit.
According to this configuration, since the connection destination information can be acquired from the attribute of the user possessing the communication terminal, the communication terminal is connected to the connection destination device suitable for the user attribute using the connection destination information. Is possible.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, when a connection request signal is received from a communication terminal, a connection destination acquisition unit that acquires connection destination information according to an attribute of a user possessing the communication terminal, and the connection destination acquisition unit A connection means for connecting communication between the connection destination device identified by the connection destination information acquired by the communication terminal and the communication terminal is provided.
According to this configuration, the communication terminal can be connected to the connection destination device according to the user's attribute without the user being aware of the connection destination and needing a special operation. Rise.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the user attribute linkage type connection service method performed by the user attribute linkage type connection service system, when a connection request signal is received from the communication terminal, the user attribute linkage type connection service system responds to the attribute of the user possessing the communication terminal A user attribute acquisition step of acquiring the connection destination information, a connection destination determination step of determining a connection destination device to which the communication terminal is to be connected based on the user attribute acquired in the user attribute acquisition step, and the connection There is provided a user attribute cooperation type connection service method comprising a connection step of connecting communication between the connection destination device determined in the destination determination step and the communication terminal.
According to this method, the communication terminal can connect to an appropriate connection destination apparatus according to the user's attribute. For this reason, the user can acquire service information according to his / her attribute, and the connection destination apparatus can provide service information according to the user's attribute.

  According to the present invention, a user attribute linkage type connection service system acquires connection destination information corresponding to a user attribute, and connects communication between a connection destination device identified by the acquired connection destination information and a communication terminal. Therefore, the communication terminal can connect to an appropriate connection destination device according to the user's attribute.

Next, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each drawing referred to in the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as in the other drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows a user attribute linkage type connection service system 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This user attribute cooperation type connection service system 1 is a communication network compliant with the third generation mobile communication system (IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication 2000)). As shown in the figure, the user attribute linkage type connection service system 1 includes an SGSN 20 that is a visited exchange that performs communication control of a located mobile device 10, and a connection destination corresponding to the attribute of the user who owns the mobile device 10. The provider call server 30 for acquiring the information, the DNS server 40 for address resolution, the provider 60a that is the server owned by the provider "provider 1" that is the service information provider for the user, and the "provider 2" It includes a provider 60b that is a server, a provider 60c that is a server owned by "provider 3", and a GGSN 50 that is a gateway exchange that performs communication control of the providers 60a, 60b, and 60c.

  The providers 60a, 60b, and 60c are servers that provide service information suitable for users having specific attributes. In the following description, the providers 60a, 60b, and 60c are described as “provider 60” when it is not necessary to distinguish between them. In FIG. 1, three providers 60 are illustrated, and the mobile device 10, SGSN 20, provider call server 30, DNS server 40, and GGSN 50 are illustrated one by one.

[Configuration of provider call server]
Next, the configuration of the provider call server (connection destination determination device) 30 will be described. The provider call server 30 has a hardware configuration of a general computer, and includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that controls the provider call server 30 as a whole and a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores a program to be executed at startup. A RAM (Random Access Memory) for temporarily storing data, a hard disk device for storing various software, and a communication interface for controlling data exchange via a network are provided.

  The hard disk device provided in the provider call server 30 is provided with a correspondence table 301 as shown in FIG. The correspondence table 301 includes APN information (connection destination information) for identifying the provider (connection destination device) 60, and specific attribute information indicating an attribute of the user who owns the mobile device 10 to be connected to the provider 60. This is a storage area for storing in association with each other. Information is set and input to each correspondence table 301 by each provider.

Various programs are stored in the hard disk device. The various programs include a program for acquiring user attributes and a program for determining the provider 60 suitable for the user attributes.
The functional configuration shown in FIG. 3 is realized in the provider call server 30 by the hardware and software included in the provider call server 30 described above.
The attribute-corresponding connection destination storage unit 31 shown in the figure uses the correspondence table 301 to manage the correspondence between the APN information of the provider 60 and the specific attribute information.

  The user attribute acquisition unit 32 acquires the attribute of the user who owns the mobile device 10 that has transmitted the connection request signal. As a specific method for acquiring the user attribute, for example, when the specific attribute information set by the provider is the position information, and the position information is included in the connection request signal, the user attribute acquisition unit 32 acquires the position information included in the connection request signal as a user attribute. On the other hand, when the specific attribute information set by the provider is location information and the location information is not included in the connection request signal, the user attribute acquisition unit 32 uses location information such as an HLR (Home Location Register). Position information is acquired from a device that manages When the specific attribute information set by the provider is personal information such as the user's age and gender, the user attribute acquisition unit 32 acquires the personal information from a device that manages subscriber information such as HLR. .

  The connection destination acquisition unit 33 acquires the APN information stored in association with the specific attribute information corresponding to the user attribute from the attribute correspondence connection destination storage unit 31. The connection destination acquisition unit 33 transmits the acquired APN information to the SGSN 20. Similarly, when there are a plurality of acquired APN information, all the APN information is transmitted to the SGSN 20.

[Configuration of SGSN]
Next, the configuration of the SGSN (connection control device) 20 will be described. The SGSN 20 includes a general computer hardware configuration, and includes a CPU, a storage device, and a communication interface. Software such as programs and data is stored in the storage device of the SGSN 20. With the hardware and software included in these SGSNs 20, the functional configuration characteristic of the present invention shown in FIG.
When receiving a connection request signal from the mobile device 10, the connection destination acquisition unit 21 illustrated in FIG. 1 receives APN information corresponding to the attribute of the user who owns the mobile device 10 from the provider call server 30.

The connection unit 22 transmits the line setting request signal including the APN information acquired by the connection destination acquisition unit 21 to the GGSN 50, thereby identifying the provider 60 and the mobile device identified by the APN information acquired by the connection destination acquisition unit 21. 10 to connect communication.
When the connection destination acquisition unit 21 receives a plurality of APN information from the provider call server 30, the multiple connection destination notification unit 23 can connect from the mobile device 10 by transmitting the plurality of APN information to the mobile device 10. The user is notified that there are a plurality of such providers 60.

[Configuration of mobile device]
Next, the configuration of the mobile device 10 will be described. The mobile device 10 is a general mobile phone, and includes a CPU that controls the entire mobile device 10, a communication interface that controls wireless communication, an operation key that receives user operation input, and a volatile device that temporarily stores data. A non-volatile memory for storing various programs and data, a display for displaying various screens, and a GPS (Global Positioning System) for acquiring position information. The non-volatile memory is provided with an area for storing APN information input by operating the operation keys.

When the mobile device 10 receives a connection instruction from the user to the provider 60, the mobile device 10 generates a connection request signal including the APN information stored in the nonvolatile memory and the position information acquired from the GPS. A request signal is transmitted to SGSN20.
In addition, when a plurality of connection destination candidates (APN information) is notified from the SGSN 20, the mobile device 10 displays the plurality of connection destination candidates on the display. When the user performs an operation of selecting one APN information from among a plurality of connection destination candidates displayed on the display, the mobile device 10 transmits the selected APN information to the SGSN 20.

[User attribute linkage type connection service processing]
Next, the user attribute linkage type connection service process performed by the user attribute linkage type connection service system 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
First, the user attribute linkage type connection service system 1 receives a connection request signal from the mobile device 10 (step S101). Next, the user attribute acquisition unit 32 acquires the attribute of the user who owns the mobile device 10 (step S102).
Next, the connection destination acquisition unit 33 searches the specific attribute information stored in the attribute corresponding connection destination storage unit 31 using the acquired user attribute as a search key, and stores the specific attribute information in association with the corresponding specific attribute information. The obtained APN information is acquired (step S103).

  The connection destination acquisition unit 21 determines whether there are a plurality of acquired APN information (step S104). As a result of the determination, if the acquired APN information is singular (step S104; No), the connection unit 22 transmits a line setting request signal to the provider 60 identified by the APN information. Thereby, communication between the mobile device 10 and the provider 60 identified by the APN information is connected (step S107).

  On the other hand, when there are a plurality of acquired APN information (step S104; Yes), the multiple connection destination notification unit 23 notifies the mobile device 10 of the acquired plurality of APN information (step S105). In response to this, when one APN information selected by the user is received from the mobile device 10 (step S106; Yes), the connection unit 22 addresses the provider 60 identified by the received APN information. A line setting request signal is transmitted. Thereby, the communication between the mobile device 10 and the provider 60 identified by the received APN information is connected (step S107).

[Operation Example when Single APN Information is Acquired Based on User Attributes]
Next, with reference to FIG. 6, an operation example in the case where the APN information of the provider acquired based on the user attribute is single will be described. It is assumed that the information shown in FIG. 2 is stored in the correspondence table 301 of the provider call server 30 as a premise. That is, it is assumed that only location information is set and input as specific attribute information by the information providers “provider 1”, “provider 2”, and “provider 3”. Further, it is assumed that the position information of the user is acquired from the GPS mounted on the mobile device 10. Further, it is assumed that the APN information “mo.ne.jp” is stored in advance in the nonvolatile memory of the mobile device 10.

  First, when the user moves to the provider 2 area, the user operates the mobile device 10 to give a provider connection instruction. Thereby, the mobile device 10 acquires the APN information “mo.ne.jp” stored in advance in the nonvolatile memory, and acquires the location information “provider 2 area” from the GPS. Then, the mobile device 10 transmits a connection request signal including the acquired APN information and position information (step S1).

The SGSN 20 transfers the connection request signal received from the mobile device 10 to the provider call server 30 (step S2).
When the provider call server 30 receives the connection request signal, the provider call server 30 refers to the specific attribute information stored in the attribute corresponding connection destination storage unit 31 and confirms that the set specific attribute information is only the position information. Then, the user attribute acquisition unit 32 acquires the position information “provider 2 area” included in the received connection request signal as attribute information.

  The connection destination acquisition unit 33 searches the specific attribute information in the correspondence table 301 illustrated in FIG. 2 using the user location information “provider 2 area” as a search key. Then, the connection destination acquisition unit 33 acquires the APN information “flexible.ne.jp” stored in association with the corresponding specific attribute information “position information: provider 2 area” (step S3). The provider call server 30 notifies the acquired APN information “flexible.ne.jp” to the DNS server 40 (step S4).

  The DNS server 40 performs address resolution (step S5). Specifically, the DNS server 40 searches the database based on the received APN information “flexible.ne.jp”, the provider 60b that is a server owned by “provider 2”, and the GGSN 50 that accommodates the provider 60b. IP (Internet Protocol) address information is acquired. The DNS server 40 transmits the acquired IP address information to the SGSN 20.

  The connection destination acquisition unit 21 of the SGSN 20 receives the IP address information of the connection destination from the DNS server 40. The connection unit 22 generates a line setting request signal including the acquired IP address information, and transmits the generated line setting request signal to the GGSN 50 (step S6). When the GGSN 50 receives the connection request signal from the SGSN 20, the GGSN 50 connects to the provider 60b (step S7).

[Example of operation when there are multiple pieces of APN information acquired based on user attributes]
Next, with reference to FIG. 7, an operation example in the case where there are a plurality of provider APN information acquired based on user attributes will be described.
Here, it is assumed that the user is located in an area where the provider 1 area, the provider 2 area, and the provider 3 area overlap.
The processing in step S1 and step S2 shown in FIG. 7 is the same as the processing in step S1 and step S2 in FIG.

  In step S3, the connection destination acquisition unit 33 searches the specific attribute information in the correspondence table 301 shown in FIG. 2 using the user location information “provider 1 area, provider 2 area, and provider 3 area” as a search key. To do. As a result of the search, the connection destination acquisition unit 33 acquires specific attribute information “position information: provider 1 area”, “position information: provider 2 area”, and “position information: provider 3 area”, and each of the specific attribute information “Somewhere.ne.jp”, “flexible.ne.jp”, and “here.co.jp” are acquired as the APN information stored in association with (step S3). The provider call server 30 notifies the SGSN 20 of the obtained APN information of a plurality of providers (step S3-1).

The connection destination acquisition unit 21 of the SGSN 20 receives a plurality of APN information. The multiple connection destination notification unit 23 transmits the received multiple APN information to the mobile device 10 (step S3-2).
The mobile device 10 displays a plurality of APN information received from the SGSN 20 on the display. A user having the mobile device 10 performs an operation of selecting one APN information “flexible.ne.jp” from a plurality of APN information displayed on the display.

Thereby, the mobile device 10 transmits the APN information “flexible.ne.jp” selected by the user to the SGSN 20 (step S3-3). The SGSN 20 transmits the APN information “flexible.ne.jp” received from the mobile device 10 to the provider call server 30 (step S3-4).
The processing performed after step S4 is the same as the processing performed after step S4 shown in FIG.

As described above, when the APN information of a plurality of providers is acquired by the connection destination acquisition unit 33, the plurality of connection destination notification units 23 notify the mobile device 10 of the plurality of APN information, and the user receives one APN information. Since it can be selected, the user can connect to the desired provider 60.
In addition, when there are a plurality of APN information acquired by the connection destination acquisition unit 33 of the provider call server 30, the priorities of the plurality of APN information may be set according to a predetermined criterion. Then, the mobile device 10 that has received the plurality of APN information may display the APN information arranged in order of priority on the display.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the second embodiment, when a plurality of APN information is acquired by the connection destination acquisition unit 33 of the provider call server 30, the plurality of APN information is transmitted to the mobile device 10 as in the first embodiment. Instead, the connection destination acquisition unit 33 selects one APN information based on other elements.

  FIG. 8 shows a data configuration of the correspondence table 301 according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, the specific attribute information is composed of essential attribute information and optional attribute information. Based on the mandatory attribute information in the correspondence table 301, the provider permits access only from users who satisfy the attribute indicated by the mandatory attribute information. The arbitrary attribute information is information used to select one APN information from the plurality of APN information when there are a plurality of APN information acquired by the connection destination acquisition unit 33.

  When there are a plurality of APN information acquired based on the required attribute information, the connection destination acquisition unit 33 according to the second embodiment is based on the arbitrary attribute information from the acquired APN information. To select APN information. As a selection method, for example, the connection destination acquisition unit 33 selects APN information corresponding to the arbitrary attribute information when the user attributes satisfy all the attributes constituting the arbitrary attribute information.

In addition, when there are a plurality of attributes constituting the arbitrary attribute information, priority order may be provided for the attributes. For example, the connection destination acquisition unit 33 first determines whether or not the user attribute satisfies the arbitrary attribute 1, and acquires the APN information corresponding to the arbitrary attribute 1 if the user attribute satisfies. When there are a plurality of acquired APN information, the connection destination acquiring unit 33 further determines whether or not the user attribute satisfies the optional attribute 2, and if it satisfies, the APN information corresponding to the optional attribute 2 May be obtained.
The configuration of the user attribute linkage type connection service system 1 other than the configuration described above is the same as the configuration of the user attribute linkage type connection service system 1 according to the first embodiment.

[User attribute linkage type connection service processing]
Next, user attribute cooperation type connection service processing performed by the user attribute cooperation type connection service system 1 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
The processing performed from step S201 to step S204 is the same as the processing performed from step S101 to step S104 in the first embodiment.
In step S <b> 204, the connection destination acquisition unit 33 acquires essential attribute information corresponding to the user attribute from the essential attribute information stored in the attribute corresponding connection destination storage unit 31. Then, the connection destination acquisition unit 33 acquires APN information corresponding to the corresponding essential attribute information.

  When there are a plurality of acquired APN information (step S204; Yes), the connection destination acquiring unit 33 selects APN information based on the arbitrary attribute information from the acquired plurality of APN information. Specifically, the connection destination acquisition unit 33 determines whether or not the arbitrary attribute information corresponding to each of the acquired plurality of APN information corresponds to the user attribute. Then, the connection destination acquisition unit 33 selects APN information corresponding to the arbitrary attribute information determined to correspond to the user attribute.

  For example, when the user A is a woman in her 30s and is located in both the provider 1 area and the provider 3 area, the connection destination acquisition unit 33 is required for the correspondence table 301 shown in FIG. Based on the attribute information, two pieces of APN information are acquired: APN information “flexible.ne.jp” of “provider 1” and APN information “here.co.jp” of “provider 3”.

  Since there are two pieces of APN information acquired based on the required attribute information, the connection destination acquisition unit 33 selects APN information based on the optional attribute information from the two acquired APN information. Here, as shown in FIG. 8, the arbitrary attribute information associated with the APN information of “provider 1” is “gender: female”, and the arbitrary attribute associated with the APN information of “provider 3”. Since the information is “age: 20s”, the connection destination obtaining unit 33 obtains the APN information “flexible.ne.jp” of “provider 1” corresponding to the arbitrary attribute information corresponding to the attribute (female) of the user A. select.

If one piece of APN information cannot be selected even using arbitrary attribute information, the APN information is further narrowed down based on other elements, or as in the first embodiment. The multiple connection destination notification unit 23 may transmit a plurality of APN information to the mobile device 10 to allow the user to select one APN information.
As described above, the user attribute cooperation type connection service system 1 switches the connection destination provider 60 according to the attribute of the user who owns the mobile device 10, thereby providing the mobile device to the provider 60 that provides the service for the specific attribute user. 10 can be automatically connected.

  Therefore, the provider can provide a provider-specific service menu limited to a specific user, such as reverse charging of the communication fee used by the mobile device 10 to the provider, provider-specific service information provision, and the like. The “reverse charging” is a mechanism in which the communication fee used by the mobile device 10 is charged from the communication carrier to the provider, and further charged from the provider to the information provider who is the customer. Since a unique service menu can be provided in this way, the provider can increase the ability to attract customers and can be differentiated from other providers. In addition, since all processing is performed on the user attribute linkage type connection service system 1 side, no load is applied to the mobile device 10 or the user. Further, since the connection to the provider 60 corresponding to the attribute is made directly without going through the public Internet network, there is an effect in terms of communication security and delay.

  Here, as a service provided by the provider, in relation to the theme park, vehicle waiting time information, ticket information, event information such as a parade, restaurant waiting time information, lost child information, lost article information, etc. can be considered. As for restaurants, information on recommended menus, limited-time menus, order receipts, payments, and discount tickets can be considered. In addition, in relation to shops, recommended products and sale information can be considered. In the medical field, it is conceivable to make medical appointments at hospitals and distribute tickets for waiting queues. An intranet connection service within a company is also conceivable. The user can connect to an appropriate provider 60 according to the user's attributes without being aware of the APN to be accessed and without performing a switching operation. Thereby, the user can receive provision of service information specialized in his / her specific attribute.

In the above-described embodiment, the mobile device 10 has been described as acquiring position information by GPS, but the method by which the mobile device 10 acquires position information is not limited to this. For example, the position information may be acquired from the ID of the base station that accommodates the mobile device 10.
In the above-described embodiment, the user attribute linkage type connection service system 1 has been described as providing a service for connecting communication between the mobile device 10 and the provider 60. However, the present invention is not limited to the provider 60. It may be a connection service. The provider 60 may be any device that provides a service according to the user's attribute. In the above-described embodiment, the APN information is used as the connection destination information. However, the connection destination information may be information for identifying the provider 60 on the network.

In addition to location information, sex, date of birth, and name, the attribute information can include address, occupation, taste, height, weight, preference, and the like.
The mobile device 10 is not limited to a mobile phone, and may be any communication terminal that can communicate. For example, a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance), or a personal computer may be used.

  It can be used to provide services according to user attributes.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the user attribute cooperation type | mold connection service system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the corresponding | compatible table which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the provider call server which concerns on the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structure of SGSN which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the user attribute cooperation type connection service process which the user attribute cooperation type connection service system which concerns on the embodiment performs. It is a figure for demonstrating the operation example in case the APN information acquired based on the user attribute which concerns on the embodiment is single. It is a figure for demonstrating the operation example in case there are multiple APN information acquired based on the user attribute which concerns on the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the corresponding | compatible table which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the user attribute cooperation type connection service process which the user attribute cooperation type connection service system which concerns on the embodiment performs. It is a figure for demonstrating the conventional connection process.

Explanation of symbols

1 User attribute linkage type connection service system 10 Mobile device 20 SGSN
21 connection destination acquisition unit 22 connection unit 23 multiple connection destination notification unit 30 provider call server 301 correspondence table 31 attribute correspondence connection destination storage unit 32 user attribute acquisition unit 33 connection destination acquisition unit 40 DNS server 50 GGSN
60, 60a, 60b, 60c Provider

Claims (6)

Attribute correspondence connection destination storage means for storing connection destination information for identifying a connection destination device and specific attribute information indicating an attribute of a user to be connected to the connection destination device;
User attribute acquisition means for acquiring an attribute of a user possessing the communication terminal when receiving a connection request signal from the communication terminal;
Based on the user attribute acquired by the user attribute acquisition means and the specific attribute information stored in the attribute corresponding connection destination storage means, the corresponding connection destination information is acquired from the attribute corresponding connection destination storage means. Connection destination acquisition means;
A user attribute cooperation type connection service system comprising: a connection destination device identified by the connection destination information acquired by the connection destination acquisition unit; and a connection unit that connects communication between the communication terminal. A plurality of connection destination notification means for notifying the communication terminal of the acquired plurality of connection destination information when a plurality of connection destination information is acquired by the connection destination acquisition means;
The connecting means includes
When a response signal including one connection destination information is received from the communication terminal in response to the notification by the plurality of connection destination notification means, the connection destination device identified by the one connection destination information and the communication terminal The user attribute linkage type connection service system according to claim 1, wherein: The specific attribute information stored in the attribute corresponding connection destination storage means includes essential attribute information and optional attribute information,
The connection destination acquisition means includes
When there is a plurality of connection destination information acquired based on the required attribute information, the corresponding connection destination information is selected from the plurality of connection destination information based on the optional attribute information. The user attribute linkage type connection service system according to claim 1 or 2. Attribute correspondence connection destination storage means for storing connection destination information for identifying a connection destination device and specific attribute information indicating an attribute of a user to be connected to the connection destination device;
User attribute acquisition means for acquiring an attribute of a user possessing the communication terminal when receiving a connection request signal from the communication terminal;
Connection destination acquisition means for acquiring connection destination information stored in the attribute correspondence connection destination storage means in association with specific attribute information corresponding to the user attribute acquired by the user attribute acquisition means. An apparatus for determining a connection destination. When receiving a connection request signal from a communication terminal, connection destination acquisition means for acquiring connection destination information according to the attribute of the user possessing the communication terminal;
A connection control device comprising: a connection destination device identified by connection destination information acquired by the connection destination acquisition unit; and a connection unit that connects communication between the communication terminal. In the user attribute linkage type connection service method performed by the user attribute linkage type connection service system,
When receiving a connection request signal from a communication terminal, a user attribute acquisition step of acquiring connection destination information according to the attribute of the user possessing the communication terminal;
A connection destination determination step of determining a connection destination device to which the communication terminal is to be connected based on the user attribute acquired in the user attribute acquisition step;
A connection step of connecting communication between the connection destination device determined in the connection destination determination step and the communication terminal; and a user attribute cooperation type connection service method.

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